BIOL 3037

Life Rewritten: Gene Editing

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This course introduces students to gene editing and synthetic biology tools (eg.CRISPR) as well as both current and future applications of those tools for conservation, medicine, and food production. This course empowers students to develop informed opinions about the ethics of using such tools in science and society.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2024 syllabus by Patrice Côté, Erin Bertrand, and Clarisse Paron. Open the PDF

Grading

30%Worksheets (7)Evenly weighted; lowest mark dropped
15%Peer evaluation and participationClass scores evenly weighted; lowest mark dropped
15%MidtermCovers weeks 1–6
20%PodcastTeam project
20%Final examScheduled during exam period

Textbooks

  • Applied Ethics Primer, L. Meynell and C. Paron (free)
  • A Crack in Creation, Jennifer Doudna (optional)
  • Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing, Françoise Baylis (optional)
  • Biotechnology, 2nd edition, David Clark and Nanette Pazdernik (optional)

Course rules

Late work
Late assignments lose 10% per day; contact instructors within two days if circumstances are exceptional.
Absences
Two Student Declaration of Absence forms may be used; contact instructors before the deadline or scheduled class.
Worksheet attendance
No group worksheet points are awarded if you are absent, unless an accepted absence declaration applies.
AI tools
LLM tools are allowed, but their use must be indicated on the assignment.
Collaboration
Collaborate only on assignments designated as group work; plagiarism on individual work receives zero.

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